“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30 ESV) Many … Continue reading Take His Yoke Upon You
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Even Though I Walk Through a Dark Valley
One of the saddest days of my childhood is when our family moved from a wonderful neighborhood in Ellet (a subdivision of the City of Akron in Ohio, USA) to South Arlington Street in Akron. In Ellet we had good neighbors and many friends to play with and to do things with. We played all … Continue reading Even Though I Walk Through a Dark Valley
We Do Not Lose Heart
Paul had just finished talking about his ministry, including the ministry of Timothy. He spoke of how they had renounced disgraceful and underhanded ways, and how they refused to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but they spoke the truth of God’s word to the people. But he also spoke of how so … Continue reading We Do Not Lose Heart
Serve the Lord with Gladness
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Serve the Lord with gladness!Come into his presence with singing!Know that the Lord, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with praise!Give thanks to him; bless … Continue reading Serve the Lord with Gladness
Patiently Enduring Many Sufferings
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we … Continue reading Patiently Enduring Many Sufferings
All Trials Have a Purpose
“Dear Lord, please give me the words that you want me to say here for your glory and for your purposes, Amen!” I am presently going through a very serious trial, not completely unlike others I have faced before, but this one is coming at me in doubles and maybe even triples. And it has … Continue reading All Trials Have a Purpose
Whoever Abides in Agape Love
“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so … Continue reading Whoever Abides in Agape Love
“Master, Master, We are Perishing!”
“One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side of the lake.’ So they set out, and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. … Continue reading “Master, Master, We are Perishing!”
Suffering is for Our Good
The Story of the Book of Job in a Nutshell Job was a man of God, a righteous man who was blameless and upright in his ways in the sight of God. For he feared God and he turned away from evil. He was also a wealthy man with many possessions, who had a wife … Continue reading Suffering is for Our Good
By Him Who’s to be Treasured
May I tell you truly,You who’re so unruly,Life is to be measuredBy Him who’s to be treasured. God, who is The Righteous,Is a God of justice.He declared His wisdomThrough those who had His vision. They foretold the future,Of nations in a stupor,Of times like that of Noah,Of people in a coma, A time when God … Continue reading By Him Who’s to be Treasured
Run With It 